Rodge Glass (born 17 January 1978 in Cheshire) [1] [2] is a British writer.
Glass was born in Cheshire, England. [1] [2] He attended an "Orthodox Jewish Primary School, an 11+ All Boys Grammar School, a Co-Ed Private School, a Monk-sponsored Catholic College, [and] Hebrew University in Jerusalem." [1] In 1997, [3] Glass moved to Scotland to receive an undergraduate degree from Strathclyde University. For graduate school, he attended Glasgow University, where he was tutored by Alasdair Gray, James Kelman, Janice Galloway, [4] and received a Master of Philosophy degree in Creative Writing. [3] Between 2002 and 2005, Glass worked as a personal assistant to Alasdair Gray, which inspired his later biography of the writer. [4] In 2008, he received a Doctor of Literature and Philosophy degree from the University of Glasgow. [5]
Glass has worked as an editor for multiple publications and written for The Guardian , [6] The Paris Review , The Herald , The Scotsman, and others. In 2013, he began working as a "Reader in Literary Fiction at Edge Hill University and Fiction Editor at Freight Books." [1]
He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Strathclyde, where he also serves as the Convener of the Master of Letters program in Creative Writing. [7]
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2006 | No Fireworks | Authors’ Club First Novel Award | Nominee | [8] [9] |
2006 | No Fireworks | Dylan Thomas Prize | Nominee | [8] |
2006 | No Fireworks | Glen Dimplex First Book Award | Shortlist | [8] |
No Fireworks | Saltire Award | Nominee | [8] | |
2009 | Alasdair Gray | Scottish Arts Council Award for Non-Fiction | Nominee | [8] |
2009 | Alasdair Gray | Somerset Maugham Award | Winner | [1] [10] |
2013 | LoveSexTravelMusik | Frank O’Connor Award | Nominee | [1] [8] [9] |
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